Treme: The Complete Series

'Treme' has spent its life on HBO being overshadowed by everything else on HBO. It's a shame too. The word "underrated" gets thrown around too much, mostly in unfounded hyperbole, so, allow me to be hyperbolic for a moment and state that 'Treme' was probably the most underrated dramatic television show during its four-season run. It was a beautiful ode to one of America's most original and resilient cities. A testament to great food, amazing music, and tough people.

There's little to be gained by rehashing each season in this review. That's what the past reviews are for. This review is an encapsulation of 'Treme's 36 episodes. Below you will find each season review linked. So just follow the links to read the reviews.

All you need to know is that I always thought of 'Treme' as one of television's very best shows. Now that the final, complete series set is here, I still think that.

'Treme: The Complete First Season'

'Treme: The Complete Second Season'

'Treme: The Complete Third Season '

'Treme: The Complete Fourth Season'

Blu-ray: Vital Disc Stats

The packaging is quite different from HBO's original packaging of the individual seasons. If you already bought, and enjoy HBO's foldout style packaging then you'll want to hold onto your old sets. This new set of discs is packed in slim keepcases. It's certainly a space saver for the shelves. Each season has its own keepcase. All the cases fit snugly into an outer cardboard shell. There are 15 discs in all (14 discs for episodes and one bonus disc for this release). All of the discs being 50GBs. The coding is indicated as being Region A.

Nothing has changed in the video department, which is just as well because every season was top-notch.

'Treme: The Complete First Season'

'Treme: The Complete Second Season'

'Treme: The Complete Third Season '

'Treme: The Complete Fourth Season'

The audio was always the highlight of each season. What great reproduction of the city's cultural musical influences. Every single season can be used to show of the technical prowess of your high-def sound system.

'Treme: The Complete First Season'

'Treme: The Complete Second Season'

'Treme: The Complete Third Season '

'Treme: The Complete Fourth Season'

For the season-specific features please see previous season reviews found below. However, there is an extra disc provided for this release that features a whole bunch of music videos. Details on the bonus disc can be found in the HD Bonus Content section.

'Treme: The Complete First Season'

'Treme: The Complete Second Season'

'Treme: The Complete Third Season '

'Treme: The Complete Fourth Season'

It's hard to recommend purchasing a new, expensive complete set if you've already been a loyal fan and purchased the individual seasons. The only thing that's new with this set is that musical performance bonus disc. Some may figure it's worth the investment, especially if they're able to sell the seasons they already own. However, if you're a fan of the show but have held off on buying the sets until a complete series presented itself then this is highly recommended. HBO has packaged each season in space-saving keepcases, has included a bonus disc, and hasn't changed anything that made the individual releases demo-quality.